CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, MAY
9, 2006
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
1.
CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items will be considered
and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.)
1-A: Approval
of minutes of March 28, April 11, and April 25, 2006, City Council
meetings.
1-B: Resolution
accepting and approving Final Parcel Map No.
061365 to subdivide a property at
1-C:
1-D: Grant
funding for proposed affordable home ownership development at
1-E: Lease
agreements for existing displaced tenants at the City Airport -
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute lease
agreements with three existing tenants (KTB, Inc., dba Santa Monica Acura,
Collectibles Market, and Spitfire Grill), displaced by the Airport Park
Project.
1-F: Annual
Adjustments to Affordable Housing Fee - recommendation to approve the
proposed methodology for calculating the annual adjustments to the Affordable
Housing Fee as provided for in the Municipal Code.
1-G: Contracts
for specialty sports camps and classes - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute agreements with:
1-H: Recommendation
to award a bid to the
1-I: Recommendation
to authorize staff to negotiate the sale of a remnant parcel of property
located at 2101 Pico to adjacent property owner.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Labor Negotiator.
City Negotiator: Karen Bancroft, Director of Human Resources
Bargaining Units: Municipal Employees Association (MEA)
Santa Monica Firefighters Local 1109 (SMFFA)
Supervisors Team Associates (STA)
2-B: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Stewart Lamle v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. CV 04-6355.
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Abraham Supino v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 080 283, and related cases (Farmer’s Market Litigation).
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Emmanuel Ojo v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. BC 311 096.
2-E: Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): claim of Palisades Beach Road Property Owners’ Association that proposed renovation of 415 PCH conflicts with Proposition S and CEQA and claim of JSM relating to state housing law and the City’s Affordable Housing Production Ordinance; decision on whether to initiate an appeal pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c).
2-F: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property: 1300 4th Street
City Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: ATC Building Company
2-G: Conference with real
property negotiator:
Property:
1301 4th Street
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Virginia Tegner Spurgin Investments Company
2-H:
Conference with real property negotiator:
Property: 1333 4th Street
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner
of Record: Virginia Tegner Spurgin Investments Company
2-I:
Conference with real property negotiator:
Property: 1222 4th Street
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: South Bay Women’s Club
2-J:
Conference with real property negotiator:
Property: 1415-27 5th Street
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Mark S. Romney
2-K:
Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
1437 5th Street
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner
of Record: PRU/JSM Trino
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public discussion
is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code
to allow modification of a side yard set back requirement in the R-1 District
where the combination of contiguous parcels requires a greater side yard
setback, and to allow the re-division of combined parcels. (Introduced April 25, 2006.)
7-B: Introduction
and first reading of an interim ordinance extending and modifying the initial
interim ordinance modifying zoning regulations pertaining to automobile
dealerships, associated automobile parking structures and automobile storage
lots, including allowing development of automobile parking structures and
automobile storage facilities associated with an adjacent dealership on certain
residentially zoned sites, establishing development standards, design
standards, review processes and operational standards, authorizing automobile
dealerships in the M1 District, adjusting the FAR calculation methodology,
authorizing employee parking on existing inventory lots in the BCD Zoning
District and modifying the temporary use permit provisions for dealerships.
7-C: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance modifying the development, design, and
off-street parking standards for projects developed within the BSCD, C3 and C3C
Zoning Districts, including but not limited to, design standards for ground
floor heights, building street fronts, landscaping, sidewalls adjacent to
historic resources, development review thresholds, and off-street parking and
access requirements.
7 -D: Introduction
and adoption of an ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 2.44.050 to
authorize the City Manager to approve Worker's Compensation claims in excess of
$15,000 and declaring the presence of an emergency.
7-E: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance adding Chapter 5.40 to the Municipal Code to
impose requirements relating to the retention of grocery workers in certain
circumstances involving the transfer of ownership of large grocery
establishments.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Downtown
Parking Program - recommendation to: approve the proposed Downtown Parking
Program; adopt a resolution making necessary CEQA findings and adopting a
Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program; and authorization for staff to proceed with implementation of the
Program. (Continued from February 28,
2006.)
8-B: Big
Blue Bus Facility Expansion Project
- recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
design-build contract with Morley Construction Company, in the amount of
$8,048,222; approve an amendment to existing contract with Hellmuth, Obata +
Kassabaum (HOK), in the amount of $1,330,000, for additional services;
authorize assignment of the HOK design contract to Morley Construction Company;
approve a guaranteed maximum price of $5,670,895 for construction of the OPCC
Access Center; and approve the proposed appropriation of funds.
9.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
9-A: Public
hearing and approval of FY 06-07 HUD one-year action plan and amendment to the
2005-2010 Consolidated Plan - recommendation to hold a public hearing,
receive public comment, approve the proposed One-Year action plan to the
Consolidated Plan, and authorize staff to submit all documents required to
receive CDBG and Home Investment Partnership Act grant funds from HUD.
This
item may be heard before Item 8-B.
12.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
12-A: Request
of Jerry Rubin that the City Council direct staff to return with an ordinance
prohibiting “SEGWAY” motorized transportation from being used on the Third
Street Promenade.
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Request from Councilmember O'Connor and Councilmember Bloom that the
City Council direct staff to budget for and/or authorize an expenditure of $5,000
so that the City of Santa Monica may be an official Sponsor of the Local
Government Commission's 6th Annual New Partners Conference to be held in Los
Angeles in 2007.
13-B: Request
of Councilmembers O’Connor and Bloom to oppose AB 2987 (Nunez) which preempts
local cable franchising authority and related local fee and tax
authority, strips local government of right of way management and full
community build-out requirements, undermines PEG and I-NET services and dilutes
local consumer protection standards.
13-C: Request of Councilmember Katz that Council support the annual Celebrate
13-D: Request of Mayor Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Shriver
and Councilmember O’Connor that
staff review programs of cities that provide housing incentives for their
employees such as police and fire to live within city boundaries.
13-E: Request of Mayor Holbrook and Mayor Pro
Tem Shriver that Council direct
staff to modify the Council Rules to allow for the placement of time certain
items on Council Agenda and to allow the Mayor to have discretion over
considering late requests to speak.
14. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public
comment is permitted only on items not on the agenda that
are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City. Please note
that State law prohibits
the City Council from taking any
action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues
raised under this agenda item.)
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